Track-sander.



J. SCHMITZ.

TRACK SANDER. APPLIOATION FILED MAB.17,1908`.

Patented Dee. 8, 1908.

A TTOHNEYS subject of the Emperor resident of San Francisco,

ltrack'sander applied thereto; and Fig. an enlarged, longitudinalsection of the nnrrn TRACK-SANDER.

No.A accese.

Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

:Application led March 17, y1908. Serial No. 421,707.

To all whom lit may concern:

' Be it known 'that VI, JOSEPH SCHMITZ, a of Germany, and a SanFrancisco and State of California, 'have invented a neviT and exactdescription.4

This invention relates more particularly 'to devices of this kind usedin yconnection with l"railway irollingstock, especially locomotives.

. An object of-'tlie'injvei'ition is to provide ay which can ellieient'track sander,

andby ineans'of lWhich sandc'an be distriblutedi in aplurality*ofdirections and delivered tothe trae-k at aplui'alityofzpoints.l

Affurther' object of tl'ieinventionisto .pro-

vide a device of the class Vdescribed vwhich is Operable :from a pointrremote from the sander,which'has 'means for sandrin a 'plurality ofdirections, 'which has Vnormally elosedoutlet valves controllingrtheiioW -of sand l\therefro'in,- and which Vwhen empty-can-be easily iilledwith sand.

' The invention consists -in the construction and `eonibination 'ofparts to be 'more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forthin the claims.

Reference is to be'had to the accompany-k ing' drawings"forming apart ofthis spec-ificatio'n, vin 'which similar characters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in both `v1ews,

- and ii'r Whiehm# Figure 11s a side elevation showing; a por-` tion ofa railway locomotive having my clearly understood tha t particiilarlylns(7 p Way rollingstool panyingfdrawingsiasapplierhfor example, to

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a'frailway loeoinotiyyibutwish to emphasize: the'fact'that-do not Wishto limit myself to this 'particular use for my invention. It is in thecounty of to track Sanders and sand 'adapted to `be distribiiting lthei?. is

necessary frequently, to-apply sand to rail? road traeksto vprevent'slipping of the drivingwheels of the-locomotive When'theftraelr 'is Wetcovered Withsnow, `oi' otherwise rendered slippery. To apply the sandinostefl'fectively it is necessary vto permit it vto escape yfrom thesanding reservoir, 'at both rails, and ypreferably atapluralityofpoints, and by means of my 1sander the sand canbe Adistrilnited inaplurality'f directions, that is,`tloboth rails, and. if sodesiredfatalnumber ofrpoiptsoffeaeh rail; ;.w-

Referring more'eparticularlytofthe` hiaw- 'ings, 1() representsaploeornotive having the -usual boiler 11 and :theg'cab1.2.k Upon Atheboil'er is mounted a'sand reservoir `or/cham ber 13 fashionedfrom anysuitable material, y

sueli'as sheet iron, andprefcrably of cylindricalftorni. The reservoir13 khas a suitable base lelvformedto liit snugly-upon'the boiler securedthereto in any for example, by vineans otscrews or bolts;vr .Thereservoir 13 has a rounded, preferably spherical -top -or dome Vl 5, fash ioned, f likeitheireservoir 'and the base, rfrom sheet iron:orfotlier'inaterialadapted to "tliepurpbse. Atthebottoin ofthereservoir13, and extendingdira-directionparallel yto the `length of 'the boiler,'fis an inverted V- shaped partition 16, extending `partly to the 'topof the dome 15. Thelpartition l-serves `to direett'he sand'totheoppositesides of the reservoir, aswill appear more clearly hereinfafter.1 rf The reservoir. 13,1atthe opposite' sides, that is, at each side ofAthe boiler, has a dou-iv wardlyandlaterally disposed outlet tulie17convenient manner,

-eoniinunieating with aieouduiti18leading to a pointv adjacent to thedriving lWheels and the traclrrails, io direct the sand inostetlieientlyto the latter. The openings of the outlets 17 at thebottom of thereservoir 13 are interiorly threaded and have correspondingly threadedupwardly 'tapered `no:/.'zles*19 mounted therein. rAbove. the nozzles,19, vand spar l jtieal cylindrical ninemherspQO, `which eXteni'l throughsuitable openings inther doinefl.

-Vithin the cylindrical members 20 are; ar-L ranged moi'fahle tubesl`21-wliicli have guides 2.2i rontrolling tlieinovenient ofthe tubes 2,1'within the cylindrical :members 20. -Eaeh "ffofkthe tubes 21 fits. over.the tapered end :of

`onewof the nozzles 19-fand whenA in a depressed therefroinfaresubstantially verposition revents the escape of sand through the nozz es19.

The dome 15 has arms 23v provided with bearings 24 in which is journaleda spindle 2o. The spindle has rigid' arms 26 each of which carries athreaded stem 27 secured in a correspondingly and interiorly threadedup'' 26 are depressed and the-tubes 31 are held inposition at thenozzles 19, which prevents the escape of' sand through the outlet 17. Bv

suitably operating lthe lever 32, the spindlepartly rotated through thelink 31,

25 can be thereby lifting the tubes 21 from the nozzles and permittingthe escape of the sand. By

,merelyreleasing the lever 32 the eounterweight will automatically closethe esca e openings of the sand reservoir. It will lie understood thatthe partition 16 directs the sand in opposite directions to the nozzles19. If so desired, I may provide a plurality of suchl escape openingsand have correspond-` ing conduits for directing the sand to a pluralityof points adjacent to each rail.

The dome 15 has a suitable opening provided with a removable cover 33 topermit the reservoir to be filled with sand. The cover 33 may be of'anypreferred form, and may, for example, have a handle 35 at the inside anda rim 36 engaging between suit* able extensions 37 of the dome to holdthe cover in position. Upon each of the tubes 21, at the end projectingfrom the cylindrical member 20 is mounted a laterally' extended bell orcap 38 projecting over the open end of the cylindrical member 20 andserving to prevent the entrance of rain, other moisture, or the like,into the reservoir, through the cylindrical. members.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A device of the class described, comprising a sand reservoir havingan outlet, a

ollow member arranged within said reservoir above said outlet andhav-ing an opening outside of said reservoir, and a membcr movablewithin said hollow member and operable simultaneously to close saidoutlet and said opening.

2. A device o f the class described, comprising a sand reservoir havingan outlet, a hollow member arranged adjacent to said outlet land spacedtherefrom, said hollow member extending' to the outside of saidreservoir and having an opening at the outside, a tubular member withinsaid hollow member, means for guiding said tubular member Within saidhollow member, and means for eases I' operating said tubular member toclose said outlet, said tubular member having means for closingl saidopening of said hollow member when said outlet is closed.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a sand reservoir havingoutlets at the opposite sides, hollow members arranged above saidoutlets and spaced therefrom, said members projecting from saidreservoir and being open at both ends, tubular members arranged movablywithin said hollow inem- 'bers, means for guiding said tubular inemberswithin said hollow members, said tubular members serving toelose saidoutlets in predetermined positions and projecting` through said hollowmember to the. outside of said reservoir, said tubular members carryingcaps at the outside of said reservoir, and means for simultaneously.operating said tubular members, said caps serving to close said hollowmembers when said outlets are closed. i

4. A device of the class described, comprising a reservoir having atopposite sides outlets, inwardly directed tapered nozzles at saidoutlets, a doubly inclined partition between said nozzles and serving todirect the sand uniform-ljT to said nozzles, cylindrical guide membersarranged above said nozzles and )rojecting from said reservoir, tubularmem ers slidable within said cylindrical members and arranged to fitvover said nozzlcs to close the same, means for simultaneously operatingsaid tubular members from a point remote from said reservoir, and meansfor normally holding said tubular members in engagement with saidnozzles to close the same.

5. A device of the class described, comprising a reservoir having atopposite sides outlets, inwardly directed tapered nozzles at tween saidnozzles and serving to direct the sand uniformly to said nozzles, guidemembers arranged above said nozzles and, rojecting from said reservoir,tubular mem ers slidable within said guide members and arranged to litover said nozzles to close the same, means for simultaneously operatingsaid tubular members from a point remote from said reservoir, means fornormally holding said tubular members in engagement with said nozzles toclose the same, means for guiding said tubular members within said guidemembers, and means carried by said JosEri-i SCHMITZ.

- l-Vitnesses:

GEORGE F. STYCHE, AUGUST GILLHAUS.

said outlets` a doubly inclined partition be-4 tubular members forclosing said guide mem-

